Checkstyle will make java code more readable & maintainable. checkstyle-maven plugin configuration: <build > <plugins> .................. <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.5</version> <inherited>true</inherited> <configuration> <!--to skip checkstyle validation set value as "...